Technology
China targets US companies
After five years of trade and technology restrictions placed on China, spearheaded by the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, Chinese authorities are increasingly targeting US and Western interests in retaliation. In recent months, China has begun to punish US firms for military sales to Taiwan, CHIPS Act restrictions, perceived or contrived infosec vulnerabilities, and domestic financial misconduct.
China’s amended Counterespionage Law is creating an unpredictable risk environment for US companies
Despite promoting foreign investment, China’s introduction of its amended Counter Espionage Law is “spooking” both foreign investors, as well as the foreign local business community after a spate of local US office closures and the detention of foreign executives.
US and China up the ante on export controls
Both sides are expanding and tightening export control enforcement of sensitive technologies and export violations that threaten national security in the escalating technology race between China and the West.
China’s growing 5G influence in developing economies
Africa and the Middle East provide the conditions for China and Russia to advance their shared and separate agendas.
Semiconductors: The new global battlefield
Far-reaching US measures to sanction China’s developing semiconductor industry have already had extensive implications for the global supply chain. As chips power every device we own – from smart TVs to communication satellites – a new global battleground is being drawn.
The rise of Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attacks feeds growing US national security concerns
The global cyber security landscape has seen increasing threats over the last few years. The COVID pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and heightened US-China tensions over Taiwan have all provided fertile ground for cyberattacks against businesses and individuals.
Pamir opinion: U.S.-China competition in building critical elements supply chains intensifies
Growing commercial and government concerns are intensifying U.S. efforts to diversify its critical minerals and rare earth elements supply chains as it’s far too reliant on imports, particularly from China.
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